New Boarding "Steps" at JER
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I suppose a comparable - though less extreme - example would be the non-provision of a meal on a flight. While this might be due to Gate Gourmet (or whoever) screwing up an order, the passenger will understandably be annoyed with, and take it to with, the airline - and it will be up to the airline to do service recovery.
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You might think so, but actually it would make boarding a lot easier for people who aren't so steady on their feet and would otherwise need airport assistance. If these become common place I could actually downgrade my assistance level from 2 to 1.
Surely a young one as you can handle a bit of extra walking?
Surely a young one as you can handle a bit of extra walking?
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That was my initial thought
We did a few inter island hops with Hawaiian a few years ago and found the ramps great. Easy for families with young kids, elderly etc. My teenage daughter ended up injured and on crutches during the trip and these ramps made it much easier boarding aircraft than standard steps.
We did a few inter island hops with Hawaiian a few years ago and found the ramps great. Easy for families with young kids, elderly etc. My teenage daughter ended up injured and on crutches during the trip and these ramps made it much easier boarding aircraft than standard steps.
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Grrr!
This annoys me the same way I'm annoyed when boarding/getting off a plane using steps and you have to cross an airside road. There's usually a staff member helping you cross the road. How do I manage the rest of the time? I think I'm old enough not to need a lollipop-person..
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That was my initial thought
We did a few inter island hops with Hawaiian a few years ago and found the ramps great. Easy for families with young kids, elderly etc. My teenage daughter ended up injured and on crutches during the trip and these ramps made it much easier boarding aircraft than standard steps.
I used the ramp in 2016 in Kona ( KOA) before a Hawaiian 717 back to HNL and it was interesting compared to using the usual steps
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So, some sort of roof is likely needed - but checking the manufacturers website that is availlable (that version is prominently shown right on the front page ...)
Can´t imagine ground staff brushing off water and drying it with a mop every time it´s needed ...
For handling of wheelchair/handicapped passengers this kind of "ramp" is certainy a great improvement.
... and a nice side effect is - as already mentioned by other posters - that it decongests the boarding process avoiding the bottleneck situation at the aircraft door. Thus ultimately speeding up things a bit.
The only downsides I see is that it eats up much more storage space and is likely more expensive compared to the common ones.
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#38
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A fair point, ANstar, and I should have been more careful in what I said. However, from a passenger’s perspective they are dealing with the airline (regardless of which one); the airport services may be contracted out, but the passenger has no direct relationship with them. If the fault for the non-provision of a service lies with a subcontractor, it is still up to the airline to resolve - whether on the day, or in terms of renegotiating the contract with the supplier. The legal relationship between the airline and subcontractor matters not one jot to the person who has been left behind, for whom it is often a matter of dignity and respect. Indeed, for any organisation to then blame a subcontractor (however fairly!) would likely come across to the person affected as passing the buck, and shirking a legal and moral responsibility.
I suppose a comparable - though less extreme - example would be the non-provision of a meal on a flight. While this might be due to Gate Gourmet (or whoever) screwing up an order, the passenger will understandably be annoyed with, and take it to with, the airline - and it will be up to the airline to do service recovery.
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Saw a few of these parked up at LGW this morning next to the taxiway on the way out to the Easterly runway.
indiGo use these all over India too. Thought it was just an Indian thing until I saw this thread.
indiGo use these all over India too. Thought it was just an Indian thing until I saw this thread.
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I'm delighted this thread has engendered such a response. Whilst my starter was obviously JER-related, I had never seen or used such an item ... anywhere. Clearly JER is belatedly playing catch-up!
Now ... what about the covered steps, so keenly desired in our wet climate, as shown by jday at GCI? Why are they so damned rare?
Now ... what about the covered steps, so keenly desired in our wet climate, as shown by jday at GCI? Why are they so damned rare?
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I'm delighted this thread has engendered such a response. Whilst my starter was obviously JER-related, I had never seen or used such an item ... anywhere. Clearly JER is belatedly playing catch-up!
Now ... what about the covered steps, so keenly desired in our wet climate, as shown by jday at GCI? Why are they so damned rare?
Now ... what about the covered steps, so keenly desired in our wet climate, as shown by jday at GCI? Why are they so damned rare?